Tag: electricity shortages
N. Hamgyong Province raises advance payments for housing
The North Hamgyong Province People's Committee recently increased the advance payments that prospective homeowners will have to pay to fund the construction of their...
Pyongyang still faces acute electricity shortages
Access to electricity in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, remains spotty. Even in the center of the city, home to the country's elite, power...
Yanggang Province officials seek out bribes from people using electricity on...
Yanggang Province authorities are carrying out frequent inspections of people’s electricity usage in areas along the China-North Korea border so they can shake people...
Chongjin residents unhappy with paying for nonexistent electricity, water services
Chongjin residents are expressing displeasure with the government's compulsory collection of fees for electricity and water, despite their failure to properly provide either service,...
Pyongyang still suffers from unreliable power supply
Pyongyang may be described in North Korean propaganda as the “capital of the revolution,” but it does not have a steady supply of electricity....
Special supply of electricity given to 80-story apartment in outlying neighborhood...
A special supply of electricity was recently given to the elevator in an 80-story apartment in Pyongyang's Songhwa neighborhood, thrilling residents of the complex,...
Jongju Refinery experiences production difficulties due to raw material and power...
Jongju Refinery, a major base of production in North Korea for nonferrous metals, is reportedly experiencing production difficulties due to raw material shortages.
A source...
N. Korea demands military clinics reduce energy use
As North Korea continues to face electricity shortages, North Korea's General Political Bureau (GPB), which exerts political control over the North Korean military, recently...
Prominent N. Korean military university faces power shortages
North Korea’s electric power crisis has impacted not just the Korean People’s Army, but also North Korea’s main institution in the development of strategic...
N. Korea curbs electricity use in military hospitals
On Nov. 5, North Korean authorities ordered its army to minimize the electricity consumption of military hospitals as well as during its winter training...
